Cost of neonatal intensive care in a tertiary care center

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 989-997

  Narang, Anil ^a   Kiran, P S Sandesh ^a   Kumar, Praveen ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cost; Intensive care; Neonate; NICU

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; SALARY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

COST CONTROL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 27444437772     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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